Newport

This was my first test of the Revelate Designs Harness. Here is what it looks like. The dry bag fits nicely between the handlebars.

From Corvallis I headed out past Philomath on highway 20 as far as Blodgett and then turned off the highway on a nice back road to Summit and Nashville. The road followed the railroad tracks. There was not much to either of these towns. Nashville is a junction where Logsden road splits off from the Eddyville road.

I never saw Moonshine Park, but I think it near the non-town of Logsden.

From Nashville the road still followed the railroad tracks for a while, but then started climbing. There was a nice pond on the way up.

Then the road turned to gravel and there was some serious climbing for a mile or two. The gravel was a bit loose and the road banked which made it even more interesting.

Eventually it was all downhill again though some lovely coast range valleys, farms, and woods.

I wanted to head through Toledo and take the Yaquina Bay drive into Newport, but it was getting late so I opted for the highway. Lots of traffic and a big hill! From the top I got my first view of the ocean. I stopped at the South Beach fish market for some dinner.

At South Beach. The State Park had $5 hiker/biker camping which was fine. It was a cold night however, down in the 30's. This was the next day. I road the trail from here to the jetty and back. At the jetty I got to talk to a few surfers.